Dr. Rolando Herts was honored to meet Senator Roger Wicker this week during the Alliance of National Heritage Areas meeting in Washington, D.C. Senator Wicker, Senator Thad Cochran, and Congressman Bennie Thompson all are strong supporters of the National Heritage Areas movement, particularly the Mississippi Delta and Mississippi Hills National Heritage Areas since their designation in 2009. The Delta Center at Delta State University is the management entity for the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area.
To learn more, visithttp://www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=dbb24d59-b5b8-ece9-74ba-0440b90dd769 andhttp://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/in-the-news?ID=7353331e-7eae-4bd1-b03f-8c5c3fe2088e.